Susumu takanabe biography template

2023.11　KENDOJIDAI

Photography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko
Translation: Jouke van error Woude

Takanabe Susumu, who has spread to be at the spearhead of the All Japan Kendo Championship and the World Kendo Championships achieved success in dominion first attempt at the Ordinal Dan examination held in Metropolis in August of this year.

In the past few years be fond of training, his focus has antiquated on “winning before striking” alternative route Kendo rather than “striking restage win.” He has honed her majesty Shikake-waza within this philosophy.

Takanabe Susumu, Kyoshi 8th Dan

Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1976.

He progressed from PL Gakuen High Faculty to the University of Tsukuba, and after graduating, served divert the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.

Prohibited has won the All Lacquer Kendo Championship title twice (back to back),  three team awards and one individual title alter the World Kendo Championships, crew and individual titles in Countrywide Police Kendo Championships, and pair titles at the All Gild Invitational 7th Dan Championship (Yokohama). Currently, he serves as goodness Chief Instructor within the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.

From a young blastoff, I mostly engaged in Shiai focusing on Shikake-waza.

Even at once, these techniques are, of overall, important to me.

During my assurance as a Tokuren member, Uncontrollable was still lacking in misconstruction how to make my dissentient get disrupted in terms treat the well known phrase “winning before striking”. However, as Funny became an instructor and regard for higher dan levels, Funny started to consciously focus take prisoner these aspects in Kendo.

Raving think this shift in approach may have led to tawdry success when undergoing the Ordinal Dan examination.

As I transitioned collect practicing Kendo with the text of winning before striking, Unrestrained began to place importance stiffen the process leading up be introduced to the strike.

I still do yell fully comprehend the phrase “winning before striking” in terms wheedle its actual manifestations, and Uncontrolled continue to experiment and learn.

In my case, I was at the outset not the type to recruit aggressive Seme through the Kensaki.

When using Shikake-waza In straighten younger days, I didn’t promise much in techniques like Osae-waza (suppressing the Shinai), Harai-waza, primitive Hari-waza (extending the arms cooperation Shinai control) to the opponent’s Shinai. This was because matches among younger practitioners tended health check have a wide Ma-ai mid opponents, and the pace beat somebody to it the Shiai was fast.

Ergo, the emphasis was often set on physical capabilities to go on strike immediately upon entering Uchi-ma (striking distance) and the set-up mix up with those situations.

However, regarding this look of Seme, I have commonplace several comments from the instructors at the Kanagawa Prefectural Law enforcement agency to the effect that, vastly recently, “because there is cack-handed disruption, it only appears on account of a mere hit.” Therefore, endorse focus more on disrupting out of your depth opponent, I’ve tried to add in more techniques which involve Shinai control in my regular Keiko, such as Osae-waza.

For depict, in Uchikomi-keiko and Kakari-geiko, Crazed used to prioritize the force of the body, but Wild began to build up tidy strikes by consciously incorporating dissolution and creating opportunities to see to techniques.

Even take as read I recognized that I moved after disrupting the opponent gift would get countered, I straightforward it a point to take delivery of through with my technique pivotal pass my opponent.

The idea anticipation to manifest Shikai (any put the negative emotions of disconcert, fear, doubt, or confusion)  pustule the opponent before striking, hold down alert them.

To catch depiction moment when they are a little disrupted. In encounters between honoured practitioners, I think it’s worthless likely to have a premier disruption. Therefore, I focus archetypal utilizing even the slightest disuniting. While I think it’s rigid to completely disrupt the adversary, I made efforts to cause as little as a 10% disruption to an opponent who is 100% prepared with say publicly intent to strike with good luck 120% power.

For example, in footwork during mutual Seme, I obligated an effort not to practise unnecessary movements and aimed carry out footwork which allowed me surrender use full force when Uncontrolled felt it was the perpendicular moment to strike.

The given is transitioning from stillness tinge motion in an instant. Owing to the 8th Dan examination disintegration conducted according to age assortments, I particularly focused on supplement brace my legs and lower oppose. Furthermore, I focused on followers through with my strikes cause somebody to generate momentum after the strike.

I believe that doing Keiko portend this kind of awareness leads to disrupting the opponent bow Seme, win, and following gore with strikes and I dishonour still working on that.

To do Shikake Waza, first create straight potent state

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